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TheSkimm has extended its nearly 10-year-old daily newsletter to the weekend, with a new edition publishing every Saturday morning in an effort to continue engaging its subscribers beyond the traditional workweek. The first one went out on April 2 to the Daily Skimm’s more than 7 million subscribers.
The weekend edition is theSkimm’s first addition to its newsletter portfolio since Skimm Your Life and Skimm Money, both of which went live in 2020 and are dedicated to product recommendations and financial wellness, respectively. Previously, theSkimm would keep in touch with its audience on the weekends through social media, said Eugenia Cassidy, vp of content development at theSkimm. But the team felt there was a “gap” in the engagement between the brand and their readers on Saturday and Sunday.
TheSkimm wanted to create a newsletter to catch up its millennial women readership on what occurred the previous week and prep them for the week ahead. TheSkimm’s audience is “growing up, and are busier than ever with their careers and starting families,” Cassidy said. A weekend morning might be the only time they “have five to 10 minutes to themselves to catch up on that story they’re going to hear about at brunch, or from their children’s friends’ parents at the playground,” she said.
TheSkimm’s weekend newsletter includes a deep dive on the latest stories, book and audio recommendations and suggestions and reminders for the upcoming week. It differs slightly from the weekday version in that the Monday through Friday emails are focused on quick hits of news and interesting, timely topics, while the weekend version tackles “a story that everybody can’t stop talking about,” Cassidy said. Its first edition, for example, discussed the declining viewership and ratings of awards shows, pegged to the timing of the Grammy Awards on April 3 and the Oscars, which took place the week prior.
There are different sections, too: a section called Bookmark’d for the stories a reader might come across but don’t have time to read during the week. “This is our section to say: we are steeped in this every day. We have looked at all the stories and websites you and your friends are looking at, and here are the two to three articles that are really interesting and you probably didn’t have time to read Monday through Friday. And now you don’t have to search for them,” Cassidy said. A section called Downtime is for recipes or projects readers can take on with the time they have on the weekends, such as recipes from Julia Child, who is “back in the spotlight,” thanks to a new HBO Max drama. Other parts of the newsletter preview the upcoming week for readers and what to keep an eye on: such as the vote to nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and a calendar of big events, including the March Madness Championship games.
TheSkimm’s weekend edition is created by a team made up of three new hires, a group of writers who work on the weekday emails, and other supporting staff, Cassidy said. The team works on the weekend edition throughout the week, and finalizes it on Friday night. It’s a similar editorial process and structure to the Daily Skimm’s weekday emails, she said.
Walmart+ was a sponsor for the first edition of the weekend newsletter. The additional email opens up more inventory for theSkimm’s advertisers, as well as additional revenue for the company, Cassidy said. Advertisers can appear in theSkimm’s weekday or weekend emails, or both. theSkimm sells single day, directly-sold campaigns, including sponsored headers, full newsletter takeovers, custom sections and affiliate links. Cassidy did not provide pricing.
Other publishers have also extended their newsletter suite to the weekend. In November, The Information introduced a new lifestyle newsletter to go out every Friday, covering how the tech industry unwinds on their days off. Free to read, it includes long-form features, short interviews, recommendations and a parenting advice column.
About 85% of the publishers that work with email marketing platform LiveIntent and send email on the weekdays also send at least one email over the weekend, Adam Berkowitz, svp, corporate communications & industry relations at LiveIntent said in an email. And while the gap between weekday and weekend used to be “more dramatic,” LiveIntent has seen a trend of publishers adopting more weekend sends, he said.
Adding a weekend newsletter might also be a way to continue to engage readers who have gotten into the habit of opening emails from a publisher on weekdays.
“Think about your inbox on a Saturday morning versus your inbox on a Tuesday morning,” said Melissa Chowning, founder and CEO at audience development agency Twenty-First Digital. “It’s really about standing out in an inbox that has gotten so crowded in the last couple of years,” she added, and there’s “more share of voice” on the weekend when inboxes are less packed with newsletters compared to weekdays.
Some of Chowning’s clients — which she did not name — that send out newsletters on the weekend recapping the week find them to be their most popular, with higher open and click rates than they see during the week. “We always thought it was because the consumer has had a little bit more time to sit down with their morning coffee, and just digest a little bit more of what they missed,” she said.
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The spread of COVID-19 is having a widespread impact across industries worldwide. Leaders across the healthcare industry, including pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), are working to develop policies and interventions to address the rapidly changing healthcare landscape. PBMs are a major influencer in the supply chain of outpatient pharmaceutical products, including financing, distributing, pricing, shipping, and setting policies that affect how prescription medications are dispensed. These entities have moved quickly to develop new policies that provide guidance and assurance to their plan sponsor clients and members amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The interventions put into place serve to mitigate the administrative strain placed on providers, ensure adequate supply and access to medications for members, and support the continuation of business amid a time of great uncertainty. Although the responses were meant to be pragmatic, a major factor that has not been addressed is whether or not these strategies will add cost for plan sponsors, increase drug trend, exhaust the supply of certain pharmaceutical products, or override the plan provisions that sponsors had intentionally built into their programs to manage cost and care.
In this article, Milliman’s Andrew Jackson, Brian Anderson, and Marc Guieb highlight actions PBMs are taking across pharmacy management, patient access, and the supply chain and the potential effects on plan sponsors and members.

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Over the weekend, the Senate reached a bipartisan gun control deal, but Joe Biden still doesn't think it goes far enough. Pride events across the country CONTINUE to target children. And how much longer can Biden pretend the economy is thriving?
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Previously this month, Rubicon’s Director of Circular Economic system Alternatives, Ryan Cooper, experienced the chance to communicate at Concordia’s 2022 Lexington Summit in Lexington, Kentucky. He was joined by co-panelists Ryan Quarles of the Kentucky Section of Agriculture, Maggie Lyons, Controlling Director of AgTech and Customer Goods Business enterprise Device for SAS Institute, and the session moderator, Concordia’s have Hanne Dalmut.
The dialogue centered on the advancement of our nation’s food items squander, the actions that organizations can choose to lessen its accumulation, and the ways to increase training surrounding this situation. For anyone seeking to view the dialogue in its entirety, it can be discovered on Concordia’s YouTube channel, or down below:
For the duration of the session, Ryan Quarles said that almost 40 percent of prepared food items go to squander in the United States, twice as a lot as in the 1970s. This interprets to each and every particular person throwing away about 20 pounds of meals per thirty day period, incurring once-a-year fees of $1,500 for every house, or roughly $160 billion in full each individual year. Around the world, the price of meals squander is $2.6 trillion, in accordance to the Meals and Agriculture Firm (FAO) of the United Nations.
Quarles also spoke about his department’s efforts in encouraging companies to donate excessive foodstuff fairly than toss it absent. A lot of supermarkets will discard foods items since they have blemishes or imperfections that make them significantly less very likely to provide, when in actuality they are beautifully edible.
Rubicon’s very own Ryan Cooper also urged businesses to improve their packaging from plastic wraps or containers to one thing that is certified compostable. This way if the food does want to be thrown out, the entire solution can go to a foods squander facility without the need of the require to fear about contamination.
Cooper also spoke about rising education all-around the problem of food squander, and how we have the prospect to instill these teachings in youngsters from an early age the two at household and at college. Numerous individuals are not completely aware of the pointers for when their food stuff is no lengthier risk-free to eat, mentioned Cooper, and mainly because of this, they commonly conclusion up throwing edible food stuff absent.
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Best Buy recalls iPhone battery cases over fire hazard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Electronics retailer Best Buy Co Inc is recalling about 32,000 Rocketfish battery cases for iPhones because of a fire hazard, the Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada said.
The Richfield, Minnesota, company and the CPSC have received about 14 reports of the Rocketfish Model RF-KL12 Mobile Battery Case overheating while charging in the United States, the CPSC said in a Wednesday statement on its website.
They include three reports of minor burns and four reports of minor property damage.
The recall involves about 31,000 cases in the United States and 1,000 in Canada. The cases were made in China.
(Reporting by Ian Simpson; Editing by Jerry Norton)
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Samsung’s latest range of elegant, limited-edition sustainable mobile accessories, created in collaboration with plant-based designer Sean Wotherspoon, will help celebrate this Earth Day. The Samsung Galaxy x Sean Wotherspoon Sustainable Accessories Collection, which will be available on Friday, April 22, contains three covers for the Galaxy S21 and three matching watchbands for the Galaxy Watch4 […]
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For decades, the phone has had a place in music and hip hop culture. From Stevie Wonder calling to say that he loved you to LL Cool J impressing the ladies with his early 90s-era car phone to Snoop Dogg hitting up his homies on the two-way and finally Drake’s feeling about the hotline bling, […]
10 years after announcing the original Samsung Galaxy, the tech giant has announced the Samsung Galaxy 10 line of smartphones. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Samsung announced the S10, S10+, S10e and S10 5G. The S10 is the standard model while the S10+ increases its display, camera and performance specifications. The 10e is a more […]
As more and more people rely on their smartphones for business as well as pleasure, Samsung, one of the major players in the worldwide smartphone market, is reportedly breaking barriers based on leaked information about the Galaxy S10. Based on rumors, which have now been all but definitively confirmed, the 4G generation of Galaxy S10 […]
After years of speculations of tech giant Apple slowing down their older model phones, consequences may soon follow. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Apple, alongside Samsung, is being sued by Italian authorities for five million euros, approximately $5,697,130 in American dollars, for “unfair commercial practices.” Apple is being hit with an additional 5 million euro […]
Samsung’s latest patent is for a drone with an integrated display that’s able to detect the face and pupils of a person as well as their hand gestures and position. The patent shows a unit that features a display at the center with four propellers on each corner. It was first spotted by LetsGoDigital. Visit […]
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After months of controversy and damage control, Samsung has officially announced its plans to end production on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. “Taking our customer’s safety as our highest priority, we have decided to halt sales and production of the Galaxy Note 7,” said the company in a statement. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information This announcement […]
On August 19, Samsung announced it would be closing its Milk Music streaming service on September 22. Samsung told current users to switch to Slacker, which has been powering Milk since its launch. The company said: We have made the strategic decision to invest in a partner model focused on seamlessly integrating the best music services available today […]
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The CEO of Ubisoft is fully confident in the inflation of video game prices—even in troubled times for both Ubisoft and the wallets of much of the planet. Yves Guillemot doubled down on the decision to give open-world online-multiplayer pirate RPG Skull and Bones a $70 price tag.
One caller questioned the decision to take up the $70 price tag, noting its drift towards a live-service approach. They were concerned that it would limit the player base, as opposed to a free-to-play game with optional add-ons, also known as a “freemium” approach.
“You will see that Skull and Bones is a fully-fledged game,” he answered, via Video Game Chronicle. “It’s a very big game, and we feel that people will really see how vast and complete that game is. It’s a really full, triple… quadruple-A game, that will deliver in the long run.”
$70 is the new price tier for “AAA games,” the upper echelon of games that continues to chase promises with mixed results. At least there’s a better diversity of price points, though, including Palworld for $30 or $40 for the single-player Plague Tale games upon launch, and many indie games launch for far cheaper.
In this case, maybe the $70 is to make up for a ton of lost time, given it had to refund Playstation preorders due to massive delays and, over time, lost three creative directors. Obviously, we trust Ubisoft with good choices, right?
The open beta for Skull and Bones started this week with progression carrying over; the full game releases February 16th, and those who buy the $99.99 tier get in three days early.


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Motorbike helmet add-on enables headphone-free listening
Motorcycle helmets are growing up. First, we saw the NUVIZ Ride:HUD — a helmet add-on that gives them a Google Glass-style head-up display with information such as maps and speed. Now HEADWAY from Germany-based startup Rockatoo aims to replace motorcycle headphones with a device that turns any helmet into a loudspeaker.
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October 7, 2016 – $160 million is a lot of money, especially for a single distillery that has only been producing its own spirit for a few years. However, this week’s acquisition of Utah’s High West Distillery by Constellation Brands was as much about the intangible assets that came with the deal as much as it was for the distillery, according to Constellation’s Bill Newlands, who runs the company’s wine and spirits division. Constellation has been looking to grow its spirits portfolio, which currently includes SVEDKA Vodka, Casa Noble Tequila, and Black Velvet Canadian Whisky, and Newlands wanted to make an inroad into the booking American craft spirits sector.
“High West has done an outstanding job, in our minds, of innovating and doing things a little differently, and it’s got a lot of authenticity,” Newlands said in a telephone interview. “All of those things said this could be very foundational for us, which is to give us a good base in building a high-end spirits business,” he said. Newlands cited High West’s success in building a presence in the highly-competitive “on-premise” bar and restaurant market along with the high-end whisky market, and plans to use the 200-member High West team as a base to grow its overall spirits business. While Constellation does not break out financial data for its individual brands, Newlands projected the High West acquisition will generate significant returns from both its own sales and the expertise the Utah-based team led by High West CEO John Esposito will bring to Constellation.
Listen to Mark Gillespie’s interview with Constellation’s Bill Newlands:
The all-cash deal is expected to close later this month, and came after High West’s current owners decided to seek deeper pockets to help fund the company’s continued growth. While High West master distiller Brendan Coyle and founder David Perkins have been laying down spirit at their new distillery in Wanship, Utah for the last year and a half, the company depends on access to the bulk whiskey market for blending stock to produce its core range of whiskies. With the global boom in demand for Bourbon and Rye whiskies, blending stock has become significantly more expensive. High West has supply contracts in place with MGP and other distillers, but Perkins confirmed that the need to increase its supplies of blending stock was one of the key factors in deciding to sell. “There’s no question we would have needed more money, the question is really how you get that,” Perkins said Saturday in a telephone interview. “You can talk to lots of private equity firms or talk to a larger player that’s in the space…it just made more sense for us to talk to someone that was in the space that understood what we were doing and brought more to the table.” Constellation is also expected to fund a multi-million dollar expansion of the Wanship distillery that would increase production capacity by up to 50,000 cases per year.
Listen to Mark Gillespie’s interview with High West co-founder David Perkins:
Perkins founded High West with his wife Jane in 2004, and he will remain with the distillery as its brand ambassador and an adviser to Brendan Coyle and the management team. “I think it’s a dream come true for us,” he laughed. “We knew it was big and hairy and audacious…it’s a long, tough road to get there and to have a company like Constellation come in and help us…I think it’s a real match made in Heaven,” he said. Perkins declined to disclose how much of the company he and his wife still own, but noted that many investors have come on board over the years. “Hopefully, they’ll appreciate the return they made,” he said.
The High West acquisition is the latest in a series of deals for the Sands family-controlled Constellation, which this week reported second quarter net sales of $2.02 billion (USD), up 17 percent from a year ago. The company has acquired the Ballast Point craft brewery, Prisoner Wine, and Meiomi wine over the past year, and told investors this week that it projects capital expenditures of up to $1.22 billion during the 2017 fiscal year. Newlands declined to address reports that the company is considering a sale of its Canadian wine and spirits portfolio in a deal that could be worth as much as $1 billion, but confirmed that Black Velvet will remain part of the Constellation portfolio for the long-term future. Black Velvet is made at the company’s distillery in Lethbridge, Alberta, and while Newlands says there was no consideration of potential synergies between High West and Black Velvet, he acknowledged that some of the expertise the High West team will bring to Constellation is likely to benefit Black Velvet. “They’ve brought some great perspective to the high-end whisky category, and if we’re going to build a stronger high-end whisky business, having that group at the forefront of how we do that we thought was critically important,” Newlands said.
Editor’s note: This story was edited to include comments from High West co-founder David Perkins.
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Good growing conditions and some record production levels have not been enough to keep farmers upbeat about the year ahead.
The latest Federated Farmers confidence survey shows a reversal of the high level of optimism that was apparent in the last survey six months ago.
Most of the farmers questioned are expecting their profitability to worsen over the coming year.
Dairy farmers, facing a 12% drop in Fonterra's opening milk price forcast, are the most pessimistic.
But confidence levels are also well down for sheep and beef farmers, with reductions of up to 10% for sheep meat and wool prices forecast.
Rob Davison of the Beef + Lamb New Zealand economic service says with those trends, the drop in farmer confidence should come as no surprise.
But increased production, including record lamb slaughter weights expected this year, will go some way to off-setting the fall in prices, he predicts.


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[Taiwan] Carbon capture techniques will continue to be a top priority for Taiwan Cement Corp’s (台灣水泥) Hualien-based subsidiary Hoping Power Co (和平電廠), chairman Nelson Chang (張安平) said yesterday at a news conference in Hualien, citing reductions in production costs and new business potential for growing microalgae as benefits.
Taiwan Cement, the nation’s largest cement maker, has since 2011 been involved in a carbon capture project at Hoping Power through collaborations with the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI, 工研院) since 2011. The project aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and promote a circular economy.
The pilot plant at Hoping Power is the world’s largest facility to employ the calcium looping process for carbon capture, the company said.
The calcium looping capture process uses calcium oxide, a common ingredient in cement products, as a sorbent for carbon dioxide and could reduce the carbon dioxide capture cost from more than US$45 per tonne to US$30 per tonne, the company said.
Taiwan Cement and ITRI last year signed an agreement to extend their technical cooperation on the project.
The pilot production lines are likely to begin commercial operations before 2022, Chang said, citing difficulty scaling up the project.
The firm has allocated a capital budget of nearly NT$70 million (US$2.3 million) to the technique in the past few years and plans to spend NT$10 million per year in the future.
Apart from lowering production costs, carbon capture technology also turned out to have unexpected business potential after the company found that captured carbon dioxide could be used to grow microalgae.
Microalgae — a major source of biofuel — can also produce astaxanthin, a key ingredient in high-value skincare products and medicines.
Taiwan Cement said it is seeking business partners to promote skincare uses for astaxanthin, instead of launching its own brand.
The company needs to stay focused on its core business and has no plans to tap into the retailing industry, Chang told the Taipei Times.
Taiwan Cement’s long-term goal was to transform itself from a traditional cement maker into a “green” service provider, the company said.
Revenue generated by the company’s two major energy subsidiaries, Hoping Power and Moli Energy Corp (能元科技), made up nearly 15 percent of Taiwan Cement’s total sales last year, while its cement business contributed 73 percent, data showed.
Meanwhile, the company plans to launch a large-scale “green” energy project at the Changhua Coastal Industrial Park (彰濱工業區), Chang said.
He declined to provide details on the new project, saying only that it is to include wind power generation.
Many companies put their unused factories up for sale, but the company hopes to “revitalize” its abandoned facilities, Chang said.
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Alibaba Group Executive Chairman Jack Ma and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a declaration of cooperation that will strengthen efforts to promote trade between Canadian small and medium sized businesses and Chinese consumers.
The cooperation agreement empowers the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service and Alibaba to work together to expand the two-way flow of goods, services and people.
The two sides will strategize on how to use e-commerce to stimulate trade, with opportunities for Canadian small and medium-sized exporters.
The ceremony also highlighted two other milestones:
Ma and Prime Minister Trudeau launched the Canadian Pavilion on Alibaba’s shopping platform, Tmall Global. The Canadian Pavilion makes it possible for Canadian businesses large and small to directly reach Chinese consumers.
Ma and Prime Minister Trudeau also witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Air Canada, the country’s largest air carrier, and Alitrip, Alibaba’s online travel booking platform, providing Chinese consumers with a range of travel and vacation packages, as well as visa application services.
The MOU links Air Canada with Alitrip’s customer base and marketing resources to tap China’s burgeoning travel demand for Canada. Air Canada agreed to open a flagship store on the Alitrip platform.


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After Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) CEO John Mackey bizarre antics prompted an SEC investigation and widespread media hoopla, the company’s board of directors has decided on a new policy. Top executives and directors will now be explicitly prohibited from posting on online forums about the company, its vendors, or its competitors, except on Whole Foods-sponsored sites.
Happily, the change does not prohibit them from posting about other topics. So Mr. Mackey will still be able to compliment his own hairstyle while posting anonymously.
It’s kind of bizarre that Whole Foods even had to add this to its code of ethics, and it seems unlikely that this kind of thing will ever happen again at any normal company. Of course, it happens every day over at Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK), where Director of Communications Judd Bagley routinely attacks critics on Yahoo! message boards and Wikipedia.
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Sadly, it looks like distribution will be limited, but we can hope...What if I told you that you could get a phone that's as stylish and powerful as the Samsung Galaxy S7, but for a fraction of the price?You'd probably think I was the guy who creates those web ads that say 'This stay-at-home mum earns £3 billion every week using Google' or something similar.There's also a Pro model that has a ceramic back, and comes with 128GB of storage and 4GB of RAM.But those mishaps did at least demonstrate that this phone is far from fragile.You may have preconceptions about the build quality of low-cost Chinese phones, but in this case I urge you to cast them aside.
Xiaomi s Redmi phone series encompasses more than its fair share of low-end and wallet-friendly options– the Redmi 3S and Redmi 3 start at $106 and $100, respectively — but the umbrella brand also counts top-of-the-line hardware within its lineup.Case in point: according to rumors on Chinese social media.Xiaomi s prepping one such stunner for debut later this year.It ll reportedly launch as the Redmi 4 or Redmi Note 4.They include a MediaTek Helio X20 processor with 10 cores clocked between 1.4 and 2.3 GHz, a behemoth 4,100 mAh battery, a 5.5-inch display 1080p display, and a 13MP rear-facing camera and 5MP front-facing shooter.And it reportedly features proprietary fast-charging technology of some sort — likely MediaTek s Pump Express, if Xiaomi s Redmi Note 3 is anything to go by.
The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas is a 16,800-seat venue that frequently hosts Ultimate Fighting bouts, rock stars and pop idols.On a Tuesday morning last October the arena was thrumming yet again, except this time the star was a young man in a T-shirt and jeans with a giant number-filled spreadsheet projected behind him.The developer from Tableau Software merely had to show off a new feature that automatically combines two separate data sources into one row and thousands of spectators erupted in applause.This kind of over-the-top geek-out is now fairly normal stuff for Tableau cofounder and chief scientist Pat Hanrahan, who reflected on his employee s performance a few hours later: There are so many people here now using data–and enjoying it.If I were to say that on day one, you would have laughed.No one believed us that data was cool.
Top Of The Order: The Sun Also Rises: And for SolarCity, that sunrise was a little brighter than usual Monday, as it came with $345 million attached to it.The solar-panel technology company said it raised $345 million from four different partners, and it will use the money to finance new solar projects.SolarCity said the funding came in the form of tax equity and is earmarked to pay for new equipment and installations of its solar panels that will make it possible for customers to pay less for solar power than they pay for utility power.SolarCity also said it added $110 million to its debt aggregation facility, bringing that total amount to $760 million.Altogether, SolarCity has raised more than $1.5 billion to finance projects this year.Investors liked the new financing, and sent SolarCity shares up by 4.4 percent to close Monday at $26.14.SolarCity s stock price has fallen more than 48 percent this year due to volatility caused by everything from the company s plans to leave the Nevada market over regulatory issues to Tesla Motors offer to acquire SolarCity for up to $3 billion in Tesla stock.Such a move is seen as consolidating the power of Tesla Chief Executive and SolarCity Chairman Elon Musk in the markets for both battery-powered cars and solar-panel technology.Middle Innings:And speaking of Elon: We re still waiting…Musk, who owns about 19 percent of Tesla s outstanding shares, and around 21 percent of SolarCity s stock, recently said he would be coming out with the details of his Master Plan, Part 2.
After working with 12 different companies over the last 3 months, we ve found that almost all of the companies we ve worked with didn t have a clear understanding of their customer before conducting customer research.One company thought they were targeting startups and enterprise companies, and after conducting user research, they realized that startups were actually horrible customers for their product.Another company realized that they had no clear competitive advantage and they completely shifted their positioning in a new direction and might even create a new product to go after their new found opportunity .We ve found that user research has been the missing link for many of these companies to dramatically improve their marketing, and not just content marketing, but marketing as a whole.In this post, I show you what you can learn from a simple survey to your customer base.I m going to share the questions we asked our customers, share what we wanted to learn from each question, and then share what did learn through our customer s answers.
One ad I recently saw while reading an article on CNN claimed that Through the power of crowdsourcing, we can drive your Google ranking to the top spot in less than a week.Clicking the ad revealed that, like so many things in life, the solution they offered was overpriced and too good to be true.If you want real, lasting results, follow these simple strategies to create a good reputation with Google and earn high rankings.Amazing Keywords: Separating the Wheat From the ChaffKeyword research is about striking the right balance between competition, cost and potential.To understand whether a keyword or phrase is something you should target, look at the following characteristics:
In a press release about the bill, Congresswoman Speier said, The damage caused by these attacks can crush careers, tear apart families, and, in the worst cases, has led to suicide.Several CCRI members spoke at the press conference announcing the bill, including CCRI s President and Founder Dr. Holly Jacobs, Vice-President and Legislative & Tech Policy Director Dr. Mary Anne Franks, Carrie Goldberg, and Anisha Vora.We at CCRI have advised legislators in more than 30 states in their efforts to draft legislation to protect sexual privacy, and the number of states with laws addressing nonconsensual pornography has increased from 3 to 34 in that time.But existing laws offer much less protection for our most sensitive information: private photographs and videos of nudity or sexual activity.These include Professor Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UC Irvine School of Law, who, in addition to being one of the most influential legal scholars in the country, has argued several cases in front of the Supreme Court.According to Amanda Faulkner, US Public Policy Manager of Twitter, the company is glad to see Rep. Speier and so many of our safety partners taking the lead on this important issue, and we re proud to stand with them in support of this legislation.
The OnePlus 3 is the company's fourth smartphone releaseOnePlus 3, one of the most awaited phones of the year, was recently released by the Chinese manufacturer and users already seem to like the experience.Users are at the same time experiencing some day-to-day issues with the phone with many complaining about the RAM management.Although OnePlus has issued a new update to fix these bugs, there are still a number of issues.You can do this manually by going to Settings Apps or by a third party application like Clean Master.As it is the latest Android system version with high performance and advanced features, it may not have the same battery backup compared to the older versions, but it will be optimised with future updates battery backup may differ based on usage
Pokemon Go has been continuing its global rollout fairly slowly, with a lacuna in Canada just this past Sunday, and even without an official debut in some key markets like Japan, it already dominates.In the course of winning so winningly, Pokemon Go has also achieved – almost as a side-effect – the kind of success some celebrated but ultimately shuttered startups have pursued in the past.But the app enjoyed a lot of early love, since it looked to be one of those apps that might finally crack the tough nut that is location-based networking.Others, including Sonar which I ll talk about more below had pioneered the space, but there was no Facebook -style smash hit of location-based social networking.Highlight s whole goal was to use your Facebook social graph to prompt passive discovery of contacts around you, notifying you when they re nearby and hopefully setting you up to meet up and chat.In very early coverage of Highlight, founder Paul Davison talked about what users were getting out of using Highlight, and though Pokemon Go doesn t have a Facebook layer to let you know when you re connecting with friends, there s a lot of crossover in the list of positive outcomes.
If you've been waiting for Spotify to make its way to Xbox One after its arrival on PS4 last year then it might be time to stop holding your breath.A recent tweet from Spotify support, responding to a question, reads: "Hi!Right now we're focused on our exclusive partnership with PlayStation, we don't have any info regarding other consoles/BE".The comment indicates that the world's biggest streaming service is going to remain exclusive to Sony's console for the foreseeable future.Xbox One owners will have to settle for playing music that they already own via an update which is expected to arrive in August.The ability to play background music was a feature of the Xbox 360 from its launch in 2005, and was actually absent from its rival, Sony's PlayStation 3, which didn't receive the ability until an update in 2008.
Microsoft told us the Xbox one S would arrive in August back when it was announced, but we didn t think it would arrive this soon.The console is set to both reach-pre-order customers and physical stores on August 2.If you need a refresher, the console is both smaller and more powerful than the current model.Microsoft claims a 40 percent size reduction, while increased power to support 4K, video streams but not 4k gaming and HDR for both video and games.That being said, there are only a few titles set to launch with HDR so far, including Gears of War 4, Forza Horizon 3, and Scalebound.You re also getting the new Xbox Wireless Controller, which comes with Bluetooth support for PCs running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update which, incidentally, launches the same day .
iOS 10 Beta 3 DownloadIt looks like Apple still has a surprise or two up with leave every now and again.One day I had of schedule, for at least the schedule everyone was expecting, Apple released the third beta version of its latest mobile software.iOS 10 beta 3 offers plenty of stability improvements and maybe even a new feature or two, and you can download and install it beginning right now.DON T MISS: Leaked photo shows the iPhone 7 we all want but aren t going to getApple s new iOS 10 software represents a big departure from the previous version of iOS.
Here s all you need to know about Naim Audio: When Bentley Motors was looking for a premium audio package to plug into its luxury autos, it hired this legendary British hi-fi brand.And Naim just released the Mu-so Qb, a wireless speaker that s a scaled-down version of its entry-level Mu-so, the $1,500 boombox that Apple employees blast hellishly loud after they close up shop.A primo hi-fi brand that audiophiles go gaga over.1/10A complete failure in every way2/10Barely functional; don t buy it3/10Serious flaws; proceed with caution
Hollywood and games have had a weak bond when it comes to making money from each other.But in the era of mobile games, that is starting to change, said Chris DeWolfe, the chief executive of Los Angeles-based SGN.That kind of thinking drove SGN s recent acquisition of TinyCo, which had a close Hollywood connection with games such as Mavel: Avengers Academy.The attitude is a lot different from the past, when Hollywood intellectual property owners just thought of games as minor brand extensions for a movie or TV show.DeWolfe spoke with Game Awards founder Geoff Keighley in a fireside chat at the Casual Connect USA event today in San Francisco.The mobile market can grow by 20 percent, but it is also consolidating.SGN has created its own brands, such as Cookie Jam a match-3 puzzler .Regarding TinyCo, DeWolfe said the company was good in the building and invest and express genres of games.
Today, the average student loan debt is more than $25,000; Americans hold more such debt than credit card debt—$1.2 trillion and $714 billion, respectively, as of last fall.So while I contemplate taking on a side job as an Uber driver when my second child heads to college next year, I also understand that universities face challenges on multiple fronts.Some quick numbers: The average annual cost for tuition and fees at a public four-year university in 1985-86 when I graduated was $2,918 in 2015 dollars .In 2015-16, that cost was more than three times higher at $9,410 and doesn t include room and board .Parents, say it with me: Ouch.Part of the problem is a facilities-construction arms race to attract the best students.
Planned Parenthood is reminding a world obsessed with catching em all that there are some things you definitely don t want to catch.The mobile phone app, which allows users to capture, battle and train 3-D virtual creatures, has taken the world by storm, even causing human stampedes and stopping traffic.The Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota Planned Parenthood action fund saw the Pokemon Go trend as an opportunity to educate people on safe sex since more sex ed is always a good thing .On July 13, the women s health organization tweeted an illustration of what appears to be the Pokemon character Squirtle crossed with a condom.When you don t want to CatchEmAll, condoms help prevent pregnancy and STDs, Planned Parenthood wrote underneath the Squirtle-condom character.The illustration, created by the Advocates For Youth organization, is both adorable and educational.
Facebook released its most recent diversity report last week and it shows very little signs of improvement – something the company blames on the US public education system and the pipeline problem, meaning there aren't enough qualified women and minorities available to fill tech positions.The total number of women employed by Facebook increased just one percent to 33 percent, while the number of black and Hispanic US employees remained the same at 2 percent and 4 percent, respectively.Facebook's Global Director of Diversity, Maxine Williams, said: "It has become clear that at the most fundamental level, appropriate representation in technology or any other industry will depend upon more people having the opportunity to gain necessary skills through the public education system," she said in a statement.The lack of diversity is most apparent when it comes to Facebook s tech-based jobs, which consists of 48 percent white and 46 percent Asian employees.Black workers make up just 1 percent of this sector, with Hispanic employees accounting for 3 percent.Senior leadership is one area totally dominated by white males; across the US, 71 percent of Facebook s leaders are white, and men make up 73 percent of senior positions worldwide.
It could have also been written in 1970, 1987, 1993 or any other time in the past half century.Thanks to new technologies, new industries emerged that created more jobs than were destroyed and increased not only productivity, but also workers incomes, something the economist Joseph Schumpeter predicted in 1942.He called this phenomenon creative destruction — a process of industrial mutation ... that incessantly revolutionizes the economic structure from within, incessantly destroying the old one, incessantly creating a new one.A robot waiter in a restaurant in Shanghai on July 3.In the past few weeks, I had the opportunity to visit a handful of centers of innovation and speak with some of the world s leading experts in technology information and robotics.As is usual in this environment, there was an air of contagious optimism.
It won't affect the iPhone, but it'll speed up technology development and lead to cheaper chipsSoftbank plans to acquire ARM for US$32 billion.The small chip company has brought giants like Intel to their knees in the realm of mobile phones and tablets, and now it's on the verge of being acquired by Softbank for a stunning US$32 billion.You may not know it, but outside of PCs ARM is in almost every device we use, from smartphones to TVs to home appliances.It licenses chip designs to manufacturers, and over the last 25 years, over 90 billion ARM-designed chips have gone into devices.ARM will continue designing processors for various segments of the computing industry after the acquisition, but investments will go up and product development will be faster, said Simon Segars, CEO of ARM, in a video.
Forget about blocks and castles.Minecraft players are going to need to craft an escape plan later this month.Telltale Games revealed today that the seventh episode for Minecraft: Story Mode releases on July 26 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Mac, and mobile.The new episode is Access Denied.Minecraft is one of the best-selling games of all time, moving more than 106 million copies.While the original game focuses on open-world discovery and building, Story Mode injects Telltale s classic sense of narrative and player choice into the series.Continuing their portal journey in search of home, Jesse and crew land in a world entirely controlled by PAMA — a sinister thinking machine determined to command everyone and everything in pursuit of optimal usefulness and efficiency, Telltale notes on its YouTube page.


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The company is showcasing its 6000 series of Subminiature Microphones at this year’s IBC exhibition.
Measuring just three millimetres (0.12 inches) in diameter, 6000 series capsules are 60% smaller than the company’s existing 4000 series, but equally as powerful, said DPA.
The series includes the 6060 and 6061 Subminiature Microphones, which can be fitted to clothes in the form of a virtually invisible lavaliere, and the 6066 Headset that is extremely comfortable to wear and easy to fit for even the most inexperienced performer, said DPA.
Anne Berggrein, VP marketing at DPA, said: “Our ultimate goal is to create products that sound great, are consistent and durable, look sleek and elegant and make the job easier. With the 6000 series, we are working on the edge of what is physically possible and these products are undoubtedly DPA’s greatest achievement within the last 10 years.”
DPA’s 6000 series are the latest of the company’s products to incorporate CORE by DPA amplification technology, which delivers even clearer sound from the ‘highest of the highs’ to the ‘lowest of the lows,’ said Berggrein.
DPA Microphones is exhibiting at IBC2019 on Stand 8.D70.


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Hundreds of designers flocked to Sydney this week for Sydney’s biggest designer fashion show, where Amazon showcased an exclusive pop-up.
As the official sponsor of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (MBFWA), e-commerce giant Amazon featured a unique installation showcasing the retailer’s selection of local fashion.
The activation gives guests the opportunities to immerse themselves in Amazon’s selection of fashion.
It includes four interactive windows where visitors can explore Amazon’s Travel range, a Bonds jungle and an immersive resort-style changing room.
The MBFWA, which takes place from the 12th to 18th May at Carriageworks, Sydney, is one of the biggest fashion events in Australia.
Angela Langmann, Head of Amazon Fashion said the activation follows the launch of millions of fashion products on Amazon Australia.
“We launched just over one year ago and we already have tens of millions of products across clothing, shoes and accessories from over 1000 brands – with these numbers growing every day,” she said.
“We are really excited to be a part of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, alongside established and emerging brands.”


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ChainUP, the world's leading blockchain technology service provider, and BiKi, the most popular new crypto Exchange have successfully hosted a VIP Luncheon in Toronto last week after the end of the Canada's most influential blockchain summit Futurist 2019. The VIP Luncheon invited more than 70 VIP guests, including CEOs, Founders, KOLs from Venture Capitals, Exchanges, Projects and Blockchain institutions from North America. Rose Chen, Head of Node Capital and ChainUP Overseas Market, John Kim, Partner of ChainUP Overseas Business and Ethan Ng, CEO of BiKi Exchange in South East Asia, have delivered the opening speech and keynote speeches, discussed with the blockchain professionals from North America about the blockchain technology and industry development.
Rose Chen, Head of Node Capital and ChainUP Overseas Market, said Node Capital has invested more than 200 blockchain companies, including Jinse Finance, the world's top blockchain media, ChainUp, the world's leading blockchain technology service provider, Huobi, BiKi, GOKO, the top worldwide Exchanges; as well as HeYueDi and HashFin, the data transaction service provider and mining pool provider. Node Capital has completed the building of blockchain ecosystem since founded in 2016. ChainUP，the world's leading blockchain technology service provider, has served the customer of more than 200 crypto Exchanges and more than 50 digital wallet providers worldwide. ChainUP Capital has been established last year to invest and support the development of more advanced blockchain companies. BiKi has been invested by Node Capital and ChainUP Capital and became to be one of the global top 20 Exchanges ranking by trading volume. ChainUP, BiKi and Node Capital are planning to expand the Canadian and North American market together, connecting a healthy ecosystem with the high-quality Exchange, Blockchain Media, innovative Blockchain Enterprises to provide users with better trading experience, technology and information service.
ChainUP Overseas Business Partner John Kim gave a keynote speech on overview of ChainUP’s overseas business. He quoted: “ChainUP has established 8 different diversified product line: Digital Asset Trading System, Liquidity Aggregation System, Wallet System, Situation Awareness System for Exchanges, Public and Consortium Chain Solutions, Mining Pool System, Blockchain Media System, and Brokerage System. Since North America is one of the biggest markets for cryptocurrency tradings, Canada is a very important target market for ChainUP. We seek to enter the Canadian market by cooperating with local blockchain companies to provide the best blockchain technology to our clients.” Currently, ChainUP is holding 11 national software copyrights in China and all products are fully compliant with ISO27001, worldwide approved Information Security Management System framework. With 150 Blockchain developers on board, ChainUP thrives on providing cutting ed.ge technology to its clients.
Three core products of ChainUP are Digital Asset Trading Platform, Liquidity Aggregation System and Wallet System, where its white label trading platform includes all Spot, Futures, OTC trading system along with full liquidity and asset custodian services. Clients can also benefit from built-in risk management, AML/CFT, and KYC systems. Last but not least, SaaS-based cloud white label exchange could be deployed in less than 10 minutes, lowering the barrier of operating an exchange. ChainUP wallet solution is developed by a subsidiary company called Hicoin, focusing on APP wallet development with functions including Asset Custodians, Payment Gateway Solutions and Tokenization. In total, there are more than 250 exchange and wallet clients all around the world using ChainUP’s blockchain technology.
Thereafter, BiKi Southeast Asia CEO Ethan Ng proceeded to speak about BiKi’s globalization plans and how BiKi intends to help projects grow with his speech titled “BiKi-Toronto to Global”. BiKi has strong assets in the Chinese market, providing continuous branding and exposure to listed projects via initiatives including publicising them to their 200,000 strong Wechat community members, allowing international projects to have a chance to penetrate into the Chinese market. This meetup in Toronto is just the beginning as BiKi continues to ramp up globalization efforts. Having revealed exclusive VIP events planned for the world’s hottest cryptocurrency trading regions, including USA, Russia, Japan, South Korea and Malta, BiKi’s speed of growth has intrigued many projects and partners. After his speech, many had come forward eager for a partnership with BiKi. BiKi welcomes VCs, advisors, agencies or consultancies to join BiKi’s latest initiative, BiKi Partner Nodes.
After the speech finished, John Kim, Partner of ChainUP Overseas Business, Ethan Ng, CEO of BiKi Exchange in South East Asia and Rose Chen, Head of Node Capital and ChainUP Overseas Market invited the local partners, including Founder & CEO of Yesbit Blues Qin, Founder of Blockchain Impact Institute and Blockchain Loyalty ICashRewards Min Kuang, CEO of VirgoCX Adam Cai, CEO of Hibit Blockchain Fiona Wang to toast together to thank all attended guests for coming and look forward for more potential opportunities of long term cooperation.
This VIP Luncheon has invited more than 70 VIP guests, including CEOs, Founders, KOLs from Venture Capitals, Exchanges, Projects and Blockchain Institutions from North America: More than 8 Blockchain Media companies and Communities, including Chinese Headline New Media Toronto, CryptoCanucks, Blockchain Impact, Bay Street Professionals Group, BitcoinBay, Crypto Live Leak, and Canada Blockchain Association; 12 crypto Exchanges, including LinkCoin, Coinsquare, Hitbit, Coins Gold, IBank, VirgoCX and Bitcoinwin.io; 7 Investment Institutions including King Capital, Master Ventures, Canadian VC, INP Capital, Satoshi Capital and more than 30 innovative Blockchain companies, including Yesbit, Polymath and OneLedger.
ChainUP, BiKi and Node Capital have started laying out the global market in depth since last year and the global market has been successfully expanded to Japan, Korea, South East Asia, and North America currently. A healthy blockchain ecosystem has been built with the world's excellent enterprises to promote the development of blockchain industry in the future.


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Legal marijuana could become less of a strain on Colorado's environment if the pot industry embraces a new set of waste removal and packaging rules — but not without a three-way tug-of-war between saving money, preventing black-market sales and encouraging environmental sustainability.
Leftover marijuana plant matter isn't your typical twigs and leaves. Because of the plant's intoxicating properties, commercial growing operations in Colorado can't just throw stems and unusable flower in an alley dumpster as if they were backyard tree trimmings. Marijuana production facilities must record every step of a marijuana plant's life in the state's seed-to-sale (and apparently post-sale) tracking system, including how all of the unused plant matter and product is mixed with such materials as sawdust, mature compost, bleach, coffee grounds, sand, glass or shredded paper — as long as the marijuana-to-waste ratio is 50/50.
But this mix doesn't just kill composting capabilities, according to the state Department of Public Health and Environment; it doubles the waste that marijuana businesses send to the city dump, landfills and pick-up services. In 2019, CDPHE data notes, 3,650 tons (7.3 million pounds) of marijuana plant waste was produced by the state's pot industry, with that number increased to 7,300 tons in order to meet the 50/50 requirement.
Bills that successfully passed the Colorado Legislature in 2018 and 2019 give the state Marijuana Enforcement Division the right to create recycling programs for fibrous and packaging waste in the pot industry, but the MED has found that a majority of marijuana businesses aren't taking advantage of the new rules. So on August 11, the department held a stakeholder meeting of pot-industry members and state officials to discuss ways to increase participation.
"How can we dispose of plant waste in a more sustainable way while maintaining the original MED intent of safety and compliance without criminal-market diversion?" CDPHE small-business consultant Kaitlin Urso asked during the meeting. "I know that there are a lot of security requirements already in place at these facilities, and dumpsters are required to be locked. But could we come up with more secure protocols, pick-ups and manifests to ensure compliance and security?"
Urso, who led a study on the carbon impact of urban marijuana cultivations, brought up the California approach, which allows marijuana manufacturers to dispose of their cannabis waste without diluting it with other trash and, in some cases, reuse and recycle their leftovers. However, Colorado regulators and law enforcement authorities want to ensure that marijuana waste won't be at risk of theft or reuse for black-market purposes, so she suggested that the state consider lowering the waste ratio from 50 percent to 30, 20 or even just 10 percent.
According to Urso, eliminating the 50/50 requirement would reduce around 122 metric tons of carbon dioxide from Colorado's air.
And some marijuana industry members suggested adding nothing to the marijuana mix, suggesting they're confident that they can dispose of their trash in a secure manner. "There are really no opportunities for diversion or public-health [impacts] that I've seen," said Brandon Rhea, production compliance manager for Native Roots dispensaries. "Something like being on camera, in a locked container — I think that's probably sufficient."
Several industry representatives suggested that composting old marijuana leaves and reusing plant matter for agricultural purposes was the best route toward sustainability, but MED licensing and policy director Dominique Mendiola said she believed that most true composting options "might not be implemented out of fears of non-compliance."
It's not just plant matter that is responsible for the marijuana industry's growing waste problem. Unique packaging and labeling regulations add layers of plastic and paper to the equation, as well as vaporizing cartridges for cannabis oil and childproof containers for infused products. Some dispensaries have dropboxes for recycling marijuana packages, but they can only recycle a small amount of the packaging sold out of their stores, and recycling companies require bulk amounts to pick up specific containers, presenting storage issues for dispensaries.
"Sometimes [there are] different layers of packaging that come into play because of the regulatory requirements," explained Ben Gelt, chair of the Cannabis Certification Council and Cannabis Sustainability Symposium. "Even just reducing some of the labeling would open up some pathways here."
Environmental sustainability will be revisited during the MED's rulemaking hearings later this month and in September, with new regulations expected toward the end of 2020.


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- Quinnipiac men’s basketball drops home opener to Hartford, 68-54
- BREAKING: Finance chair Thomas Coe confronted by anti-child abuse activist, on leave from the university
- An Election Reflection
- Nation to Campus: Subjectivity and the Constitution
- Wasteful ways
- Students struggles at the polls
- So long, Rick Grimes?
- Will Part Time get the recognition they deserve?
- ‘Lotta ties, lotta ties’
- Crossing the line
UPDATE: QU/Yale tickets sell out within minutes
Last year, junior Jordan Katz sat at his computer at 9:45 p.m., waiting for the clock to strike 10. Once it did, he made one click and earned one of the most coveted tickets for Quinnipiac students: the Yale game.
“I make sure that the ticket is mine,” Katz said. “I had my ticket within 30 seconds.”
The Quinnipiac vs. Yale men’s ice hockey game is always one of the most sought-after tickets out of every Quinnipiac sporting event. To the public, the game usually sells out by Thanksgiving or Christmas. This year, it sold out in October, according to Eric Grgurich, executive director of the TD Bank Sports Center.
“Everyone wants to know when the date is when our schedule comes out,” Grgurich said. “They start buying tickets right away.”
In years past, students would wait in either the student center or in front of the Bank to get a ticket. But over the past few years, the TD Bank Sports Center staff changed its system to allow students to get their free ticket online.
Tickets went on sale Monday at 10 p.m., and by 10:05, the game was completely sold out, according to Group Ticket Sales and Promotions Manager Dave Caprio.
“It’s the biggest game we anticipate each year with all the student involvement and interest,” Ticket Manager Matt Calcagni said. “We know it’s the first question on anybody’s mind going into it.”
Student tickets to last year’s game sold out almost immediately, and tickets to this year’s game went even faster. The staff awarded 100 fans, who attended the most games, free tickets so they did not have to go through the process of waiting for a ticket online.
There have been people waiting outside the arena to try and scalp tickets to the game if it is sold out. Regular tickets for adults at most games cost $13. For premium games (vs. Yale, Cornell and Harvard), they cost $14. OStubHub, the cheapest ticket costs $79, while the most expensive one costs $154, as of 2 p.m. Tuesday.
“It’s been pretty crazy,” Caprio said. “The demand’s been great.”
Added Grgurich: “Season tickets are almost that much money in itself.”
Student tickets for all home games are free, and now some students are selling their tickets ranging anywhere from $20 to $60. Once the students get the tickets, it is out of Caprio’s hands.
“If someone is getting a ticket with no intention of going to the game, they’re just scamming their classmates and that’s wrong,” said Nick Sczerbinski, president of the QU Spirit Group.
The Yale game is something freshmen hear about at orientation. It’s the one game that’s guaranteed to get a full arena. Last year’s game drew 3,968 people, and two years ago it drew 3,957. In 2010, 4,267 people attended the game.
“It’s always the most sought-after ticket, so we always sell out,” Caprio said. “It’s always a capacity crowd. It doesn’t seem to matter what the record is, what our standing is, what their standing is.”
The student section at the High Point Solutions Arena at TD Bank Sports Center is in sections 108, 109, 110 and 111, right behind the goal where Quinnipiac shoots twice. Because the tickets in the student section are general admission, students line up outside the arena hours before the game.
“They try and get here as early as they can so they can get the spot they want,” Caprio said. “I’ve seen them as early as 3:30 p.m.”
This year’s game features two nationally-ranked opponents, drawing an even larger media base. The game will be televised on NBC Sports Network and according to Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information Ken Sweeten, the press box will also be at full capacity, anticipating close to 40 people to fit up there.
“We don’t want to turn anyone away,” Sweeten said. “We appreciate the coverage we get from everyone … The coverage this year has been unbelievable.”
The Bobcats went from a lesser-known team to the top-ranked team in both last week and this week’s USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls. They have been featured in numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, and Friday’s game will be on national television.
“Even before we cracked the top 10, it’s been great,” Sweeten said. “The higher we got in the rankings, the more it’s increased.”
The more attention the team gets, the more calls the TD Bank Sports Center staff fields. Callers often compare the prices online to the prices Quinnipiac typically sells tickets for.
“It’s kind of amazing the interest, the higher the price,” Calcagni said.
In its past three home games, Quinnipiac has averaged more than 3,840 fans at each game. The amount of standing-room tickets is determined by the fire marshal, according to Caprio.
“Every year, the Heroes Hat game shows the potential that this campus has when it comes to supporting athletics,” Sczerbinski said. “I just wish it would carry over.”
This year’s game features the No. 1 team in the country against the No. 13 team in the country.
“It’s going to be an experience that a lot of people haven’t had before,” Katz said. “It’s the biggest game of the year.”


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You can now celebrate Mardi Gras in a sweet way without leaving town.
Blue Bell will release its new Mardi Gras King Cake Ice Cream to stores this week.
Last year, this flavor was only available in select areas. However, this year the unique flavor will be available in all areas that sell Blue Bell products.
“Last year a grocery store in Louisiana posted about the flavor’s arrival on its Facebook page and we started receiving requests from all over the country. After that, we decided to share this festive flavor with everyone in our distribution area,” said Carl Breed, corporate sales manager for Blue Bell.
Mardi Gras King inspired dessert is a cinnamon cake flavored ice cream with tasty pastry pieces, a colorful green cream cheese swirl, and festive candy sprinkles.
The company added it will be available for a limited time in a half gallon.
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Samsung Loses $1 Billion in Market Value After U.S. Vetoes Apple Import Ban
More than $1 billion was wiped out of Samsung Electronics Co.’s market value early Monday after a surprise decision by the Obama administration over the weekend to veto an import ban on some Apple Inc. products in the U.S.
Early Monday, South Korea’s biggest company by market capitalization fell 0.6% to 1,278,000 won ($1,137), wiping out $1.05 billion of Samsung’s market capitalization.
Washington’s decision dealt a blow to Samsung, Apple’s top smartphone competitor, just as it is seeking to expand its footprint in the U.S. market.
This Friday, the International Trade Commission is slated to decide whether to ban certain Galaxy mobile product imports to the U.S. after Apple filed a complaint alleging patent violation.


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Under the proposed agreement, Coty intends to acquire 60% of Younique while the founders will own the remaining 40%. Younique’s brother-sister team—founder and current CEO, Derek Maxfield, and chief visionary officer, Melanie Huscroft—will continue to lead the business in the new partnership.
Younique was founded in 2012 in the U.S. “with a mission to uplift, empower and validate women across the globe.” The brand’s makeup and skin care products are sold through its disruptive peer-to-peer e-commerce platform. This platform enables Younique’s community of independent presenters to leverage social media in marketing and distributing Younique’s line of innovative beauty products directly to consumers.
Younique’s highly scalable technology platform is described as “built for mobile-first e-commerce and seamless global expansion,” with approximately 200,000 active presenters and over 4.1 million consumers in 10 countries, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Mexico, France, Spain and Hong Kong. Younique expects to generate approximately $400 million in net revenues in 2016.
Together, Younique and Coty expect to accelerate the product offering and geographical expansion of Younique.
Coty will acquire a 60% stake of Younique for approximately $600 million in cash which will be funded through a combination of cash on hand and available debt facilities with marginal impact on Coty’s leverage ratio. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close during Coty’s 2017 fiscal third quarter. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to Coty’s top-line growth, EBITDA margin and FY17 earnings.
Younique will operate as a separate business within Coty’s Consumer Beauty division. The purchase values the 4-year-old startup at $1 billion. According to industry reports, Younique makeup and skin care products are marketed to more than 4 million consumers by way of about 200,000 “presenters.”


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IDC predicts that the worldwide installed base of IoT endpoints will grow from 14.9 billion at the end of 2016 to more than 82 billion in 2025.
The Minister said in the next five to seven years, India's digital economy will be of an estimated $1 trillion, which is almost Rs 600 lakh crore.
Recruiters have taken the NASSCOM-McKinsey report to indicate that IT majors will lay off around 6 lakh people in the next 3 years. What should a techie?
Kotak Mahindra Bank’s CDO Deepak Sharma shares insights on bank’s priorities and new business initiatives by leveraging the digital medium like mobile
- Nokia keen to participate in Telangana Fibre-grid project
- EpicorERP launched cloud-based analytics and global electronic compliance
- Microsoft to buy cyber security firm Hexadite for $100 million: Report
- Upskilling could help techies survive layoffs: 5 case studies tell you how
- When robots get ‘personality’ to boost insurance sales
- Analytics, AI drive personalisation in CRM, says Genesys CTO
- IT workers fora flay steep hike in top executives compensation
- HDS appoints Sanjay Agrawal as Director of Platforms and Solutions Group for India market
- Infosys adopts new charter to tackle shareholder concerns
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There is a gentle deceleration in net new hiring growth rate and the emphasis is shifting from scale to skills, said Nasscom.
The jobs problem is seen mainly as a problem of the IT sector or as a result of changing technology. But that is not the complete truth.
The Digital India programme has won the Modi government plaudits for pushing India towards a more digital and formalised economy and also creating a mass-market payment platform through the unified pa..
The threat is far from over because smartphones could be the next target for the cyber-attackers, Sanjay Bahl, director general of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team said.
TCS has also reshuffled business heads. Krishnan Ramanujam, to whom all of the company's service heads will report, will report to new CEO Rajesh Gopinathan.
Corporate world was back on its feet across the globe after more than 2 lakh computers were affected by the virus and the follow-up attack did not materialise as feared.
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The move towards the use natural refrigeration is continuing to gather pace as a growing number of major companies (users) makes the switch, however the transition is still being held back due to the historical relationship with HFCs.
Speaking at the 2010 Atmosphere natural refrigerants conference Janos Mate of Greenpeace pointed to the progressive work done by the likes of Coca Cola, who has pledged that all new vending machines will be HFC free by 2015, together with Unilever has deployed over 400,000 HC ice-cream freezers and PepsiCo which has over 8,000 HC and CO2 vending machines around the world with all new units in Turkey now HFC-free.
Mr Mate also identified several key supermarket chains across Europe including Tesco, REWE, Auchan, Sainsbury’s, Aldi Sud. Marks&Spencer, Woolworths, Waitrose, Auchan, REWE and Edeka which have all switched to natural refrigerants.
“Unfortunately there is a human factor when it comes to HFC usage that is holding back the take up of natural refrigerants due to established business links that are hard to undo.”
“To help make the switch there needs to be legislative measures to support the uptake including internalising the environmental costs of refrigerants through carbon taxes. Establishing rigorous efficiency standards for cooling equipment, set thorough GWP weighted upper limits for refrigerants and reviewing and removing obsolete standards that unnecessarily block natural refrigerants.”


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Don’t reveal your full birth date on Facebook
Online social networks like Facebook and Twitter let you revive old relationships, share musings on current events and tell acquaintances about everything from your new job promotion to the cute thing your dog did.
Unfortunately, the ease of sharing information can lead some people to reveal too much. (Do you really need a daily update on the gastrointestinal upset of someone you barely know?)
But the danger of over-revelation leads beyond mere social faux pas. More than half of adults who use online social networks post information that puts them at risk of cybercrime, including fraudulent credit card use, says a recent survey by Consumer Reports.
Higher fraud instances with social network users
According to the 2012 Javelin Strategy and Research’s independent analysis of identity fraud report, in 2011, more than 11.6 million adults were victims of fraud, up 11 percent from the previous year. The report also found that users of social media sites such as LinkedIn, Google +, Facebook and Twitter have the highest instances of identity theft. And though the study notes that there is no proof of direct causation, it also states that more people are sharing too much sensitive information via these sites that can be used to confirm identity.
Avoid credit card fraud: Keep some information private
Risky information includes names or photos of your children, your home street address, and when you’re going to be away from home on vacation.
A less obvious, but potent, risk is revealing your full birth date. Revealing the month, day, and year you were born gives ammunition to identity thieves, who can use the date to get more personal information and access to your bank and credit card accounts, says Consumer Reports. If you really want to share your birthday, just reveal the month and day — not the year.
Besides keeping risky information to yourself, experts advise using social network privacy controls, computer security software, and strong passwords. The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team says a good password includes upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols, and it does not spell out any word in any language.
Alert credit card companies if you suspect fraud
If you think you’ve been a victim of credit card fraud, call your credit card companies immediately to cancel the account numbers, and contact credit bureaus to place a fraud alert on your credit reports.
Meanwhile, go ahead and share cute stories about your dog on Facebook, but take advantage of privacy controls, keep your security software up to date, and if you wonder whether or not you should share something, you probably shouldn’t.
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3 Things You Should Know About Small Business: Dec. 28
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- What's happening in small business today?
1. Thinking about starting a business in 2013? After posting the 10 weakest sectors in 2013 for small business, the Washington Post unveils the 10 strongest growth sectors for small businesses in the coming year.
The data, provided by Sageworks, shows that cattle ranching and farming, architectural and structural metals manufacturing and oil seed and grain farming were the sectors with the strongest growth sales over the past year.
2. East Coast port strike could cost $1 billion a day. The Dec. 30 deadline is nearing in order to avoid a strike involving dock workers on the East Coast, following a similar labor dispute on the West Coast, CBS News reports.If a deal isn't reached by Sunday morning between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance, a group that represents shipping lines, terminal operators and port associations, then the shipment of products from flat-screen TVs to snow shovels as well as raw materials could be disrupted. The strike would close cargo ports on the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico to container ships, the article says. The shutdown, which could cost companies $1 billion a day, could be a big blow to retailers and manufacturers in an already weak economy, CBS News says. 3. Three steps to turn around a failing company. "Turnaround King" Grant Cardone says there are three essential steps to take if youre company is failing fast. First, make sure you "get the real scoop" as to why your company has "hit the skids," according to Inc.com. While you may think you know the reasons -- it's not the economy -- most likely you don't. Experience the company as customers do, which can be very enlightening, the article says. Next, sell your staff. Getting rid of current staff and recruiting better-fitting employees is unlikely when the company's future looks uncertain. Work with employees you already have and turn them into ideal workers. Finally, rally the troops "around a definite and achievable goal," Cardone says. -- Written by Laurie Kulikowski in New York. Follow @LKulikowski
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The not-for-profit trade association– Specialty Food has hired a new president. Phillip M. Kafarakis will be bringing 30+ years of experience to the role–specifically in strategic planning, innovative brand management, and membership development.
Prior to joining the Specialty Food Association’s executive team, Kafarakis was the Chief Innovation and Member Advancement Officer for the National Restaurant Association (NRA,) a trade organization that supports over 500,000 restaurant businesses, since May 2013. “Think of me as the business guy that helps fund the mission and work closely with our philanthropy and advocacy to make sure we aligned on primaries of the industry,” he told Foodable last year about his role.
Before that, Kafarakis was with McCormick & Company in Hunt Valley, Md for 10 years and also held executive leadership roles at Jones Diary Farm, Kraft and Cargill.
Specialty Food’s focus is to provide information about the $120.5 billion specialty food industry. The association provides statistics and data about product trends, while putting on the worldwide Fancy Food Shows, offering education programs and helping to build business opportunities for members. The association has over 3,200 members in the food and beverage industry– including distributors, manufacturers, exporters, brokers, retailers, importers and other professionals.
"We are very pleased to have Phil join our organization," said Becky Renfro Borbolla, Chair of the Specialty Food Association's Board of Directors in the press release. "His experience and insight to the industry will provide us with an excellent blend of strength in strategy, member development and engagement, sales and marketing, and innovative partnership development. Each of those qualities will be essential to our Association as we seek to serve our members and the industry in new and compelling ways."
Kafarakis will be leading the strategic direction and the day-to-day operations of the association.
"The Special Food Association is regarded as the food industry's innovation incubator, while also preserving and promoting traditional processes and tastes," said Kafarakis in a press release. "I look forward to extending the Association's member value platforms and working with authentic food creators and purveyors at a time when the American consumer's interest in food has grown to new heights. It's a great honor to join the Association, and to work with and lead these most passionate and entrepreneurial food companies as we expand our mission.”
Kafarakis joins the team following the June 2016 Summer Fancy Food Show, which was largest event ever for the association. 2,670 exhibitors and 47,000 specialty food professionals were in attendance. The association partially attributed the recent record sales of specialty food to the success of the event. Some of the trending foods identified by the organization include new twists on classics like chocolate chip hummus and pepper-packed honey, and coconut and pumpkin.


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Swimming stadium, Kumpula outdoor swimming pool and Pirkkola swimming hall will open according to normal
summer schedule starting 1 June and Itäkeskus swimming hall on 8 June with special arrangements and limited
access. The number of people in the premises is limited to 500 at the outdoor swimming pools, 200 at the Itäkeskus swimming hall and 150 at the Pirkkola swimming hall, including staff members. The cafés, outdoor playgrounds, outdoor gym equipment and pools will be open, except for the children’s pool at the Swimming stadium. The Yrjönkatu and Jakomäki swimming halls are closed during the summer as usual. The Pirkkola Plotti will not open this summer due to the planning of renovations required by the authorities.
Outdoor pools will open 1 June respecting the regulations set by the authorities. In accordance with the guidelines, the safety at the outdoor pools will be ensured in the current situation by limiting the number of people allowed at the premises and taking care of safety distances and hygiene. For outdoor pools, the number of customers is limited to 500 (including staff). The recommended swimming time is two hours, which is used to ensure that as many people as possible have access to the services. The customers will be informed on the swimming time limitations and other restrictions upon arrival. Saunas and gyms remain closed for the time being. The children’s pools at the Swimming stadium will not be opened on 1 June, as the renovation of the pools has been delayed due to difficulties in delivering tiles caused by the coronavirus epidemic. The Kumpula outdoor pools are open as usual.
In addition to access restrictions, the number of users in each pool will be limited according to the size of the pools. Swimming supervisors monitor the number of swimmers in the pools and instruct the customers when needed. This summer, no seasonal passes will be sold to the pools due to the restrictions and exceptional arrangements. Only one-time tickets and 10 times serial cards are sold. Unlike in previous years, no card will entitle its user an entry past the queue, but regardless of the ticket type, everyone enters through the same queue. We wish customers have patience and take into account the special arrangements arising from an exceptional situation.
The Pirkkola and Itäkeskus swimming halls
In addition to the outdoor pools, the Pirkkola and Itäkeskus swimming halls will open in the beginning of June. Pirkkola hall will open on 1 June with an access restriction for 150 people (including staff) inside the hall. Due to the exceptional situation, the Pirkkola hall is expected to keep open throughout the summer. Conversely, the Pirkkola Plotti will not open this summer due to the planning of technical and structural renovations required by the authorities. The substructures and drainage of the Plotti will be renewed. The final repairs will be completed by the summer of 2021.
When the Plotti is closed, children and young people (under the age of 18) have free access to the Pirkkola swimming hall and adults for the price of a children’s ticket (€ 2.50). Itäkeskus swimming hall will open a week later on 8 June and access is limited to 200 people. The number of customers will also be restricted more specifically on an individual pool and sports facilities level. Restrictions will be changed and updated when necessary if the safe use of the facilities requires it. The Yrjönkatu and Jakomäki swimming halls remain closed for the summer.
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Today's Must Read
Robust Line-up Aids Toyota (TM), High Debt Ails
Accenture (ACN) Gains From Service Demand Amid Talent Cost
Thursday, September 21, 2023
The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Toyota Motor Corporation (TM) and Accenture plc (ACN). These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.
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Eli Lilly shares have outperformed the Zacks Large Cap Pharmaceuticals industry over the year-to-date period (+56.9% vs. +1.5%). The company’s revenue growth is being driven by higher demand for drugs like Verzenio, Trulicity, Taltz and others. It is regularly adding promising new pipeline assets through business development deals.
Sales of its new drug, Mounjaro, are already benefiting from strong demand trends. Mounjaro is expected to be a key long-term top-line driver for Lilly as it has the potential to be approved for obesity and other diabetes-related diseases. Mounjaro showed superior weight-loss reduction in clinical studies for obesity. Lilly expects regulatory decisions for some key pipeline candidates this year.
However, generic competition for some drugs, rising pricing pressure and challenges in meeting strong demand for incretin products are some top-line headwinds.
(You can read the full research report on Eli Lilly here >>>)
Shares of Toyota Motor have outperformed the Zacks Automotive - Foreign industry over the year-to-date period (+40.4% vs. +34.2%). Continued demand for vehicles and a robust product lineup are set to fuel the sales volumes of Toyota. To capitalize on the accelerated global shift to green cars, the auto giant is deepening its focus on manufacturing electric and fuel-cell vehicles, which will bolster the company’s product competitiveness.
The ratio of electrified vehicles sold to total sales in fiscal 2023 was 29.6%. The company expects the ratio to increase to 37% in fiscal 2024. Fiscal 2024 sales are expected to total ¥38 trillion, implying an increase from ¥37.15 trillion fiscal 2023 levels.
However, commodity cost inflation, high interest rates, a tough labor market and logistical challenges pose risks. High capex and R&D expenses on advanced technologies may dent cash flows. Rising debt levels are another concern. Thus, the stock warrants a cautious stance.
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Accenture shares have outperformed the Zacks Consulting Services industry over the year-to-date period (+20.1% vs. +19.7%). The company has been steadily gaining traction in its outsourcing and consulting businesses backed by high demand for services that can improve operating efficiencies and save costs.
Accenture has been strategically enhancing its cloud and digital marketing suite through buyouts and partnerships. The company’s strong operating cash flow has helped it reward its shareholders in the form of dividend payments and share repurchases, and pursue opportunities in areas that show true potential. Partly due to these tailwinds,
On the flip side, pricing pressure due to significant competition from strong companies like Genpact, Cognizant and Infosys, remains a concern. Global presence exposes it to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Buyout-related integration risks continues to remain a concern.
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Other noteworthy reports we are featuring today include The Walt Disney Company (DIS), Prologis, Inc. (PLD) and CVS Health Corporation (CVS).
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